diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6fb5476..f2cad6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ else
         XVMC="no"
 fi
 
+dnl No support for openchrome DRI on Solaris
+case $host_os in
+    *solaris*)
+	XVMC="no" ;;
+esac
+
 if test "x$XVMC" = xyes; then
 	AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pthread.h sys/ioctl.h sys/time.h time.h,,[XVMC="no"; break],)
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XVMC, [x11 xext xvmc])